Wait till Sinny signs that will help them.

I wonder if we'll have a subset of Wire fans claiming that this win is really down to Cullen........

I`m not sure off the top of my head but we`ll soon find out if Leeds win it as Keith will have it on ebay within 2 days.

Smith shows his credentials yet again.

Not that it was any surprise to me. Nor should it have been to anyone who knows anything about RL.

Why?

Smith hasn't been in charge all season.

Warrington's record since he took over (extended over a full season) would have guaranteed them a play off position.

They have just beaten Hull KR (A), Wigan (N) and Huddersfield (N) to win their first Challenge Cup in 35 seasons.

Their achilles heal remains St Helens. Get over that mental block and they have proved (with their current squad) as capable as anyone else.

The current wire squad isn't strong enough or deep enough to sustain a season long challenge as has been proved.
Plus next season ourselves and saints will be stronger and have more depth so imo wire will need more than myler and as rumoured atkins to turn them into consistent contenders.
They've done well to win the cup no doubt about it but the GF and season long consistency are totally different.

You've not addressed the point TVOC makes though. Take out Wire's results before he took over (and when he went away with England) and they're right in the mix.

Losing 5 of the last 6 and 6 of th last 10 in SL is not really the form of potential champions.

making the playoffs and hitting form then is the hallmark of potential champions.

I still don't see wire as potential champions and their consistency this year clearly shows that plus as has been pointed out their recent run also shows a clear lack of consistency.
If next season i'm proved wrong so be it but i still think they've a long way to go!!
P.s Add to the fact that now they Hold a trophy other teams will step up against them and they won't be used to it either.